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Sunday, May 19, 2013

This Year's Plants

My wonderful mother was here for the weekend and she and I
hit the greenhouses – if you are in SE Kansas and want quality plants, I highly
recommend TLC Greenhouse at LaHarpe and Arnold Greenhouse just west of
LeRoy.Their prices are a little higher
than you’ll pay at Wally World but the plants are so much nicer – healthier.

I seldom have a solid plan when I head to the
greenhouses.I just pick and choose as
I go and although it does take a while for me to decide – I usually come up
with some unique combinations.

Here’s what I did in planters for the front of the house.

A rusty bottom bucket with holes had found new life on the front deck.

And this old stand washtub was just begging for plants

Sweet potato vines, vinca, Swedish Ivy - I can hardly wait for these to take off

I have one barrel that gets exactly zero direct sunlight - begoinas always do very well here.

And the back yard . . . . .

Bright pink geraniums in an old strainer basket

More pink in one of my old washtubs with some brides veil trailing over the sides

Some pretty purple in an old graniteware pot on the patio table

And my favorite this year - more pink with wandering jew, airplane plants and asparagus fern.